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Santiphab Phomvihane

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Santiphab Phomvihane
ສັນຕິພາບ ພົມວິຫານ
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Phomvihane in 2026
Deputy Prime Minister
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 March 2026
Prime MinisterSonexay Siphandone
Saleumxay Kommasith
Minister of Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 January 2023
Prime MinisterSonexay Siphandone
Saleumxay Kommasith
Preceded byBounchom Oubonpaserth
Personal details
PartyLao People's Revolutionary Party
Parent(s)Kaysone (father)
Thongvin (mother)
RelativesThongsavanh (brother)
Xaysomphone (brother)

Santiphab Phomvihane (Lao: ສັນຕິພາບ ພົມວິຫານ) is a Laotian politician who has served as Minister of Finance since 30 January 2023. He has also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Laos since 23 March 2026.

He was previously the governor of Savannakhet province from 2016 to 2023.

Early life

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Santiphab is the son of former president and Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) leader Kaysone Phomvihane and his wife Thongvin.[1][2] Through his father, he has Vietnamese ancestry.[3] His brothers include Xaysomphone, who served as president of the National Assembly of Laos from 2021 until his death in 2026,[2] Thongsavanh, who serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs,[4] and Major General Sanyahak, who served as deputy defense minister before his death in 2013.[5]

Career

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Santiphab served as deputy director-general of the Lao Customs Department in 2000 and later as its director-general.[6][7]

By January 2012, Santiphab was serving as deputy minister of finance, a position he held until his appointment as deputy governor of Savannakhet province on 5 June 2015.[8][9] In 2016, he succeeded Souphanh Keomixay as governor when Keomixay was appointed Minister of Planning and Investment in the 8th Government of Laos.[10]

Santiphab served as governor until being appointed Minister of Finance on 30 January 2023.[11] He was unanimously elected secretary of the Ministry of Finance's LPRP executive committee in November 2025.[12]

On 23 March 2026, Santiphab was one of six ministers appointed Deputy Prime Minister.[13] In June 2026, Santiphab said that the government was seeking to facilitate customs clearance and promote industrial development along the China–Laos Railway.[14]

References

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  1. ↑ "Nepotism 'Strong in Laos' as Children of Party Faithful Fill Top Jobs". Radio Free Asia. 26 March 2021. Archived from the original on 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Brief Biography of Comrade Xaysomphone Phomvihane". Lao News Agency. Archived from the original on 18 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Domestic and Social Issues". Southeast Asian Affairs. 2001. ProQuest 216939125.
  4. ↑ BTI 2026 Country Report: Laos (PDF) (Report). Bertelsmann Stiftung. 2026. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 August 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Laos' deputy defense minister Sanyahak passes away". nationthailand. 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Eighth Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Customs" (PDF) (Press release). ASEAN. 29 July 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Application of ASEAN Harmonized Customs Declaration Document (ACDD)". Lao PDR Trade Portal. Customs Department, Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2010. Archived from the original on 18 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Joint Press Release on Opening Ceremony of ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office". Monetary Authority of Singapore. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 18 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Vinnaly (9 June 2015). "Santiphab Phomvihane appointed Deputy Governor". Lao News Agency. Archived from the original on 16 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  10. ↑ 라오스 개황 [Laos Overview] (PDF). Korea.kr (Report) (in Korean). July 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Lao parliament approves cabinet reshuffle". Xinhua. 30 January 2023. Archived from the original on 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "ກອງປະຊຸມໃຫຍ່ຜູ້ແທນອົງຄະນະພັກ ກະຊວງການເງິນ ຄັ້ງທີ IV ເລືອກເອົາ ສະຫາຍ ສັນຕິພາບ ພົມວິຫານ ເປັນ ເລຂາຄະນະບໍລິຫານງານພັກ" [The 4th Congress of the Ministry of Finance Party Organization elected Comrade Santiphab Phomvihane as Secretary of the Party Executive Committee]. Pasaxon (in Lao). 3 November 2025. Archived from the original on 16 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "National Assembly Approves Prime Minister Sonexay's Cabinet". Lao News Agency. 23 March 2026. Archived from the original on 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Laos appeals for broader investment during regional expo". Vientiane Times. 16 June 2026. Archived from the original on 18 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
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